She Swapped My College Codes, So I Sent Her to a Tech School Chapter 08
Patricia’s smile froze.Â
She stared blankly for three seconds, thenÂ
suddenly shrieked, “What? Tampered with an application? No. Absolutely not.”Â
“Who filed the complaint? Was it that little bratÂ
Emily? I bet it was. She is jealous of our Jessica.Â
She just can’t stand to see our family succeed.”Â
Before she finished, Jessica burst out of theÂ
house.Â
Her hair was a mess, and her eyes were red andÂ
swollen.Â
When she saw the investigators, she panicked forÂ
a second, then quickly recovered.Â
“This is definitely Emily getting back at me. She isÂ
jealous because we were only ten points apartÂ
and I almost took her spot. She can’t stand seeingÂ
me succeed.”Â
“We have been best friends for over ten years, andÂ
this is how she treats me. She is a completeÂ
backstabber.”Â
She ran over and started banging on my frontÂ
door.Â
“Emily, get out here, you coward. You have the gutsÂ
to file a complaint, now come out and face me.”Â
I opened the door.Â
When she saw me, she lunged.Â
My dad was faster, catching her arm and pushingÂ
her back.Â
“Jessica, have you lost your mind? If you have gotÂ
something to say, say it. Keep your hands toÂ
yourself.”Â
Jessica screamed hysterically. “I have nothing toÂ
say to her.”Â
“Emily, you backstabber. Why did you file aÂ
complaint against me? What did I ever do to you?”Â
I looked at her, my expression hard.Â
“You know exactly what you did. Swear onÂ
something you care about that you never touchedÂ
my application.”Â
“I didn’t.” She jumped up and down, shrieking, “IÂ
never changed your application. You’re lying.”Â
“Prove it. If you don’t have evidence, this is slander,Â
and I’ll sue you.”Â
Patricia ran over and pointed in my face. “Yeah. Prove it. If you don’t have evidence, shut yourÂ
mouth.”Â
“I’m warning you, Emily. If you ruin my daughter’s future, I will make you pay.”Â
I watched the two of them perform and felt nothing but disgust.Â
In my past life, they did the exact same thing.Â
They played the victims in front of everyone and painted me as a bitter liar.Â
Jessica saw that I was not responding and thought I really didn’t have evidence.Â
She suddenly pulled out her phone and started aÂ
live stream.Â
“Everyone, look. Emily Carson, the Ashford girl, is so jealous of me that she falsely accused me of tampering with her application.”Â
“We have been best friends for over ten years, andÂ
this is how she repays me.”Â
“Just because she scored ten points higher and I almost took her spot, she is trying to destroy myÂ
life.”Â
She sobbed in front of the camera, looking pitiful.Â
Patricia leaned into the frame, wiping her eyes.Â
“Please, everyone, judge for yourselves. OurÂ
Jessica is so sweet. She would never doÂ
something like that.”Â
“Emily is just jealous. She is taking her anger out.Â
on my daughter.”Â
“Please help us. We can’t let a good person getÂ
bullied like this.”Â
The viewer count shot up, and the commentsÂ
exploded.Â
[No way. The Ashford girl did that?]Â
[Ten points apart, anyone would feel threatened. One wrong click and her spot is gone.]Â
[Frenemies are scary. Ten years of friendship down the drain.]Â
[I don’t know. Emily scored higher. Why would she be jealous?]Â
[Who knows what people are really like.]Â
Jessica saw the comments and cried even harder.Â
“Thank you all for believing me. I don’t know what IÂ
would do without you.”Â
“Emily, if you have evidence, show it. If you don’t,Â
this is slander, and I will never forgive you.”Â
The neighbors started whispering.Â
“Do you think Emily is actually jealous?”Â
“Hard to say. Jessica looks pretty pitiful.”Â
My mom tugged my sleeve. “Emily, maybe youÂ
should just let it go.”Â
I turned to her. “Mom, the only reason I’m holdingÂ
an Ashford acceptance letter is because I caughtÂ
her plan in time. If I had not, I would be the oneÂ
crying right now.”Â
My mom froze and didn’t say anything else.Â
I looked at Jessica performing for the camera andÂ
gave a cold smile.Â
Then I pulled out my phone and walked over to theÂ
investigators. “I have evidence.”Â
Jessica’s crying stopped instantly.Â
Her head snapped up, her eyes full of shock.

